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Communicable Diseases Rise 32 Perccent In 5 Years, Spending Up 7 Percent

Spending on programmes to control India’s three main communicable diseases — malaria, tuberculosis and leprosy A — increased seven percent over five years...

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Medicine For Drug - Resistant TB Launched

On the eve of World Tuberculosis Day, Health Minister J.P. Nadda launched Bedaquiline — new drug for Drug Resistant TB — as part of the national programme. The ...

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BCG Vaccine Demonstrates Long-Lasting Effectiveness

Recent data showed the bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine reduced the risk for tuberculosis after 40 years of vaccination, suggesting the vaccine may be more cost-effec...

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In Developing World, Cancer Is A Very Different Disease

In the United States the median age at which colon cancer strikes is 69 for men and 73 for women. In Chad the average life expectancy at birth is about 50. Children who sur...

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Sir Elton John Thanks Australian Prime Minister For Supporting Global Fund

As part of his recent Australian Tour, Sir Elton Johnmet with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to thank him for supporting The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculo...

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Sir Elton John Thanks Australian Prime Minister For Supporting Global Fund

As part of his recent Australian Tour, Sir Elton Johnmet with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to thank him for supporting The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculo...

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Bollywood

Amitabh Bachchan Donates ‘Silsila’ Jacket To Charity.

Amitabh Bachchan has donated a jacket he wore in 1981 film Silsila to a charity. The jacket is one of many personal items of clothing that Bachchan has parted wit...

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Amitabh Bachchan Donates ‘Silsila’ Jacket To Charity.

Amitabh Bachchan has donated a jacket he wore in 1981 film Silsila to a charity. The jacket is one of many personal items of clothing that Bachchan has parted wit...

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Health

Global Fight Against Tuberculosis Hinges On India Stepping Up Funding: WHO

India is critical to the global fight to end an epidemic of tuberculosis by 2030 and must step up funding to control the disease, the World Health Organisation said, citing...

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Tuberculosis Ranks Alongside HIV As Leading Killer Worldwide: WHO Report

In 2014, tuberculosis (TB) killed 1.5 million people, 400,000 of whom were HIV-positive, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday, ranking the disease alongsid...

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